Cops: Man steals art from dead man, then calls 911

PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) – A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man’s artwork before calling 911.

State police say Hiram Noel Mendez of Cortlandt Manor found Ronald Cutrone dead at his Lake Peekskill home in July. They say Cutrone’s death isn’t considered suspicious, but the cause of death hasn’t been determined pending toxicology results.